Jews Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
The most comprehensive documentation and research initiative on Jewish rescue during the Holocaust.
The website is managed by Moshe Gromb, Chairman of the Action Committee for the Recognition of Jews Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust.
About the Archive
The website is dedicated to documenting the stories of Jews who acted with courage and humanity to save other Jews during the Holocaust.
The archive is intended to preserve testimonies, commemorate acts of rescue, and make important historical information accessible to future generations.
The Documentation Project Books – Jews Who Rescued Jews in the Holocaust, English Edition
Articles
Call to Action
The issue of recognizing and honoring Jews who saved fellow Jews during the Holocaust was first brought to public attention in the year 2000 through Haim Roth. Haim Roth, a Holocaust survivor from the Netherlands, was rescued by a Jewish man in cooperation with two non Jewish Dutch rescuers. The Jewish rescuer, Max Leons, was recognized by the Dutch government, but was not recognized by the State of Israel or its institutions, including the Israeli government, the Knesset, and Yad Vashem. In contrast, the two non Jewish rescuers were recognized and honored by their country and also received official recognition...
Historical Background and the Purpose of the Action Committee
Approximately eighty one years after the outbreak of World War II and the murder of around six million Jews by the Nazi German regime and its collaborators, Holocaust historiography continues to focus primarily on Jews as victims.
Few are aware of another phenomenon: the heroism of Jews who saved fellow Jews during the Holocaust, acting with extraordinary courage and self sacrifice, knowingly risking their own lives even when they had the opportunity to save themselves. Many paid for these actions with their lives...
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